When Jenny and Lt Dan meet for the first time they must have felt like old friends! I can’t imagine Forrest talked about much else than Jenny on the boat, and he must have told Jenny every story about Lt Dan that there was to tell. He sure did love to recount those stories.
One of the saddest lines in movie was never heard and Robert Zemeckis let us know later on. When Forrest was cut off at the monument he actually said this: "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mamas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
I can't remember where I saw it and who knows I could be wrong and maybe I imagined it but I thought I saw somewhere that when Forest's mic was cut off he said that "in Vietnam your best good friend could get shot"
Truth. Dude I'm a 34 you old man and I cry everytime I watch that scene. Like he never gave up on her even in death he says "if there's anything you need i won't be far away".... ugh lol
It's the hardest version of the victim telling the victimizer he forgives her for everything she's done to him. The greatest thing she did was bore him a son.
Hey Magy, you do not need to apologize for your English, ever. You speak a second language, and even if you didn't speak it well (which you do), that's something you should never be sorry for. It's more than most people can say (including myself, for now).
It's pretty clear that she understands english very well. She grasps advanced concepts after seeing them only once when it takes alot of native english speakers multiple viewings to get everything. If you care at all about improvement the biggest and most noticeable thing is your lack of vocabulary. You keep using the same vague words and phrases.
Actually, in Europe, bilingualism and multilingualism is much more common than monolingualism. In most countries we learn English from the age of 7 or 8. Her English is ok, her pronunciation is lacking, however, but she can be understood so it's fine.
Lt. Dan walking again is one of my favorite moments ever. He thought he lost everything. But Forrest saved him and he spent a great amount of time with Lt. Dan to the point where Dan felt happy at the fact that he survived. Look where that got him... back on his own two feet and with a woman who loved him. :)
My favorite scene is when he discovered he had a son..stepped back...took a breath and almost broke down when he discovered his son was ok... First movie to ever make me cry and that scene STILL chokes me up to this day.
@@izzyryder4969 Well, the war on Vietnam was a civil war, where U.S. backed up the one side and the soviet union backed the other. So there has been Vietnamese people on his side too. So the actual question is, is she from north or south Vietnam?
One of my favorite scenes too. Mostly because I love the actor, Gary Sinise, he seems like such a great guy in real life with all the work he does for veterans, that it makes me happy to see him have a good ending even in a fictional movie.
I never realized this the first 10 times I saw this movie but there was one day where I finally came to realize that Jenny's solution to every uncomfortable situation has been to "run." That's what she did with her dad, that's why she told Forrest to run, that's why she ran away every time she felt something for Forrest until she couldn't run anymore and even then, she ran away one final time from Forrest.
One thing I thought about what Forrest says "you gotta put the past behind you before you can move on" it took Forrest 3 1/2 years of running and it took Jenny her whole life but she finally did it. I think her leaving that final time was Jenny putting her past behind her and leaving the Medal of Honor was symbolic of that. I don't think she would have reached out to Forrest if she didn't get "sick" but I do believe she loved Forrest and obviously wanted her son taken care of. This is my favorite movie of all-time, it's fun to hear different people's take on things! ✌
Jenny's life is a juxtaposition to Forrest Gump's life. They both go through troubling childhood experiences. However, Forrest had the benefit of an awesome parent to guide them through the difficulties of life. Whereas Jenny never had that and she was left to search for that comfort as a broken person. Amazing writing to give the story an anchor as well as a propelling force to drive Forrest Gump forward in life.
I think it’s worse than that; while Forrest had a nurturing and loving mother who went above and beyond average to give her him the best upbringing, the way Jenny’s father acted served to destroy her.
Worst part is, because Jenny's primary abuser was her father, it literally destroyed her ability to trust anybody that was nurturing. Thus the reason she always runs away from Forrest after a short while. Her brain is literally hotwired to think, "Uh on. Caring figure. Male. Danger. Do not approach. Do not get involved. Get the hell away as quickly as possible." I think the real revelation about how Jenny felt about Forrest was when she appeared at his house out of the blue while he was mowing the grass, and then snuck up to his bedroom after being asked if she would marry him. Whatever her reasons may have been, I believe that was the one time she was willing to trust someone. And for better or worse, Forrest was the one figure who delivered without failure. Unfortunately, for Jenny, old neurology kicked in, and she just wasn't willing to let somebody that close to her after a period of time.
Forrest Gump's mom was the real hero of the movie..when you give a kid the right mindset, he or she was go far in life. You must watch Amadeus, an awesome 80s movie
19:59 FYI, in military slang, a "million-dollar" wound is one that's serious enough to recall you from combat, but isn't permanently crippling (or fatal).
Yeah I *loathe* how much people hate on her. She's a victim of childhood rape, and Forrest has the intelligence of a child. Big wonder why she feels traumatized and deeply uncertain about having feelings for him.
to me Jenny is a heroine in this film. I really do hate to get political because it's so cliche at this point but this movie is Reagan era conservatism to a tee. if only the free spirit hippie girl would settle down & marry the sweet boy everything would be happy ever after. but no, she chooses to do drugs & join the black panthers so let's punish her with aids. of course she has love for forrest BUT HE HAS A 60 IQ. no one wants to fuck someone with a 60 iq.
Jenny is such a well drawn character, especially as portrayed by Robin Wright. She doesn’t get nearly enough credit for what she did with this character.
Without a doubt one of the best movies of all time. Maybe my absolute favorite. And thank you so much for not hating on Jenny like so many others. You showed true empathy 😘
I am always so touched when Jenny is throwing rocks at her old house and Forrest says that "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." He completely understood her wounds and anger and why she was so emotionally damaged. He never judged her the way some viewers do. He just loved her through her pain.
As I got older and moved from adolescence to adulthood I slowly began to understand the reasons why Jenny kept pushing Forrest away. I totally get it now, but it took years.
Always someone judges Jenny for her attitude, i think this one was lucky, not had to go trough her hard childhood and less selfesteem. I totally understand, why she said that he don`t want to marry her. She thinks she is not worth it. And everyone, who do not understand this is a lucky human being.
If Jenny were a man they wouldn't justify it, and no woman would put up with everything that Forest put up with Jenny, on the contrary, they would call him an "immature asshole."
The thing about Forrest and Jenny... he never tried to stop her or control her. He just tried to protect her when she was in trouble or comfort her when she wanted it.
@@uveshkhan3901 It can also be because Forrest was on a run for 3 years. Could she really contact him while he was on run. I'm pretty sure there were no cell phones at that time.
Every time Magy said "I'm so happy!" , I'm like 😭 When Forrest told his son that he'll be right there when he gets back, I have no doubt he sat on that stump for seven hours.
Until Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks was known as a comedy movie actor, and there was much doubt about him performing a drama. He shut the critics with a brilliant acting. This movie is just beautiful.
@@NBLP7001 Philadelphia was also another masterpiece with Tom Hanks I really loved especially because I'm gay and it was the first movie in Hollywood were talking about HIV/AIDS and Homophobia and also homosexuality I really hope Magy will make a reaction on that movie
@@NBLP7001 There's a fantastic interview clip out there somewhere, where the host asks Hanks about his back to back Oscar wins, and Hanks replies (in character as Forrest Gump): "So, I went to the Academy Awards...again...and they gave me an Oscar...again."
I think the feather is a metaphor for Forrest's life - drifting along by the will of others, never really directing his course. He ran because coaches told him to, he joined the army because a recruiter told him to, he started shrimping because Bubba asked him to, he ran aimlessly for 3 years because he didn't have anyone to tell him what to do (and because of his grief at Jenny leaving), finally he married Jenny because she asked him (although he did ask first). When he was saving all those people in Viet Nam, it showed him saving all those people because they were asking for help, even though at first all he wanted to do was save Bubba.
When I was a correctional officer at a jail, there was no other movie that could get 70 angry men to sit down, quietly watch, and pretend they weren't crying than this movie.
Fun fact: The actor for young Forrest really does talk like that in real life. So when Tom Hanks first met him, he thought it was so unique and adopted that boy's personality as his own when he portrayed Forrest Gump as an adult as a special nod to the boy who was the inspiration for child Forrest.
@@jakedull2553 Because her whole life, running away is how she protects herself. It's even how she taught Forrest to protect himself. She loves Forrest, but she doesn't know how to stay (and on some level, might not feel like she deserves him).
Finally a reactor that caught everything on the first watch!And thank you for understanding why Jenny was the way she was and did what she did, she loved Forrest but she didn't feel worthy to be with him and she thought he deserved someone better.
The feather goes wherever the wind blows. It is a metaphor for Forrest and Jenny. The "winds" took them in very different directions but they somehow managed to find each other later in life and were able to be together even if it was just for a brief time.
One of the things that made this film so iconic was the distinct way Forrest spoke. Ironically, that isn't the way it was written. The actor who played young Forrest, Michael Conner Humphreys, actually spoke like that. So, instead of trying to "fix" the way the kid spoke, Tom Hanks would sit and talk to him for hours while recording their conversations. Hanks then listened to the recordings in order to mimic the boys speech pattern. Michael Humphreys, by the way, actually ended up serving in the Marines and now speaks normally without any hint of flat monotone he had as a child.
@C S Going through childhood pain lasts a lifetime. Jenny was not an opportunistic whore. She was in a lot of pain but a real heart gold below the surface. How many people who go on to get married and have children and then their life implodes..? Most of my family members have gone through that because life is just a mess. I never got married and but remained single after seeing it all around me.
She knew what she was doing to forest wasn't right. She could have just left him alone. Anyone else would have been done with her after the 1st time she ran out.
32:51 "I'm not a smart man... but I *know* what love _is."_ That line always hits home. Thank you for reacting to one of my childhood films, and for that, you earned a new sub. By the way, you have a great accent. ☺️
The moment he asks her if little Forrest is like him, is, in my opinion, the best acted scene in cinema history. It's, to this day, my favourite scene in a movie. It just breaks my heart every time and you just realize that he knows he's not normal. Uhhhhgg, ugly criyng here.
@@Lady_Vengeance You could spend half an hour dissecting and learning from that scene only. The levels of depth he shows from thinking about it, to actually putting the words together, it's just incredible and it kills you in the process because then you star to realize that it's not just so simple as to say he's slow or he doesnt understand. After that scene the whole movie changes and becomes so much more.
@@luciaelizabeth9233 Couldn’t agree more. This character in the hands of a lesser actor could have come off as much more one-note, flat. It’s incredible work, cuts through every defense and devastates me, every time. The same is true for Robin Wright. They both elevate these characters and by extension the whole movie to another level.
@@highferaltruth Oh my god, yesss! The way he says things and how he expresses himself or tries to explain something just kills you. It always goes right to my soul.
Lt. Dan's anger came from building his whole life around following in the path of his forefathers', being in the military, leading, fighting, and dying in a major war. He felt it was his destiny and felt like Forrest robbed him of his chance to die a war hero. Instead, Forrest left him a living cripple and Forrest was declared the hero.
This is a 10/10 of a movie. Watched it so many times and always...ALWAYS cry in the very same scenes no matter what...you know its coming and it just hits you like a train. Heck, I watched your reaction and I'm crying again.
Without a doubt, 'Forrest Gump' is one of the best movies of all time ... And the best thing is that, unlike all those that we say "age well" or "age badly", this is a movie It does not age, it does not matter if you saw it in the 1994, in 2001 or in 2021, it is always just as good.
"Philadelphia" is up there as one of his best. Personally, I like him the most in Apollo 13 simply because I like the story more. Or more accurately, I like how he was one of the driving forces behind the scenes to make it as historically accurate as possible, only compromising on one or two moments for "movie elements".
The scene when Forrest finds out that he has a son, and he asks about little Forrest's intelligence. It breaks me every time. It's such an amazing scene.
Jenny of course being the most complex, and thus the most misunderstood character in the movie. She didn't just run from Forest, she ran from every relationship in her life, starting with her father. That was her defense mechanism from what her father did to her.
Unfortunately I completely understand how Jenny could act the way she did. If you haven't been through what she went through you'll never understand. Doesn't mean she shouldn't have just gone to therapy instead of heavy drug use and emotionally wrecking a innocent people... But it's so easy to call her names instead of really seeing the mental damage there.
A lot of things came naturally to Forrest because he doesn't overthink. And I do feel overthinking holds a lot of people back from performing at their best in all sorts of things
Jenny gets a lot of thrash but she didn't think she was in love with Forrest because she thought she was taking advantage of him the same way her father molested her. Every time Forrest gets close she gets scared she is taking advantage of him and runs away. She keeps leaving Forrest behind because she convinces herself that he doesn't really love her. She convinces herself that his affections are shallow, since he would never be able to really understand love either. It takes her whole life to figure out that love is so simple that even Forrest can understand it and she gives in and loves him. Take that scene with Forrest and her in her college dormroom. Had the genders been reversed, people would be so extremely uncomfortable about that scene because it'd be inching so close to rape. Jenny knows that. She realizes that. She thinks she is molesting him. So she runs away. Again.
Hey Myth, that is a good perspective. I think it is also telling when Jenny tells Forrest that he doesn't know what love is, when, in fact, it is she who does not know because of they way her own father treated her. She had never been show what love should be.
The most heartbreaking thing about the entire movie is that during all of this, all of the ridicule and tribulations he was self aware about his intelligence but still struggled on. :(
"Catch me if you can" is also superb - Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, even the Terminal. Think my collection of Tom Hank's movies is my total favourite of any actor - he hits the mark every time.
It's always heartwarming when people realize that Jenny did love Forrest. Always did. But her childhood trauma haunted her for decades and prevented her from being in a healthy relationship with him. She wasn't an awful person. She was trying with all she had to avoid taking advantage of Forrest, like she was taken advantage of when she was a child. So she drifted from one shitty relationship to the next, where she would never take advantage of anyone, instead letting them use and abuse her. It wasn't until she got sick and had to think about her son's future that she simply accepted Forrest's unconditional love and returned it in kind. She's not a bad person; she's a one woman tragedy.
One of the reasons I don’t usually enjoy reactions to this movie is because so many reactors just hate on her & so do the commenters. I think it’s pretty obvious why she can’t commit to Forrest. The whole “Make me a bird so I can fly away,” pretty much became her life.
Many abuse victims when they were abused from an early age, believe they deserve abuse, and get into one abusive relationship after another. They believe they are "trash" and thus she also doesn't think she deserves Forest.
One of my favourite films. The same mantra ("anytime you get scared just run") had such a different impact on two friends lives; it made Forrest a national hero and almost completely ruined Jenny. I guess it really matters what you're running from and why. Or in Jenny's case what you're scared of and why. When Jenny shouted "You don't know what love is" at Forrest, she is really shouting at herself. Only when she experienced a mother's love unwittingly did she realise that there wasn't anything to be scared of and stopped running. Forrest showed ignorance is bliss. Jenny showed it doesn't matter how worldly you are; ignorance of love is misery.
So glad you watched this! It's a journey through American history, I remember going to see this w my parents. It actually got me into the music from the 60's and 70's. The soundtrack was very popular!
Magy, you've been doing an incredible job in giving us a more in depth review at the end of movies this past month. I really love hearing your thoughts as it gives us a little insight into your heart and soul. Everything from your compassion for Jenny, your pride at Forrest keeping his promise to bubba and his family and your empathy when Forrest asks Jenny if little Forrest is smart. The scene where Forrest speaks to Jenny at her grave he says "Jenny, I don't know if Momma(feather) was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan(destiny). I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time". I love what you took away from the feather metaphor about opportunity because that idea never occurred to me, so I'm really glad you are giving us the in-depth breakdown at the end otherwise we might miss out on gems like this. Also your English is a lot better than you think. You corrected yourself at the beginning of the reaction when you said it perfect the first time around. Try not to doubt yourself too much about speaking correctly because we understand that it takes a hell of a lot of courage to come onto UA-cam in front of hundreds or thousands of people and a lot of us don't have the guts to do what you do. Keep shining, you're smashing it Magy 👍💯
Everyone skips the part where Forrest says “Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.” It’s hilarious and it’s good to see a well mannered color blind human being. Love your channel and your Fam’s channels. Very cool people.
@@MrCmad1104 Dude wtf is that guy even talking about. I swear the Anti-PC anti SJW whatever crowd are the most hypersensitive and self unaware group of people on the internet. Theyve got these rage filled replies locked and loaded even when it makes no logical sense, they dont even read and understand the comments theyre replying to!
@@sergeantbigmac I’m not sure. I had to read over my comment over and over to see if I miss typed. I’m sure my comment is still a jumbled mess because I’m not the sharpest. But I think most people could understand what I was trying to say. I was also thinking maybe he was referring to why most reactions don’t show that but. But I don’t know.
Mags, more great Tom Hanks movies you’d like are Sully, Captain Phillips (both true stories), Castaway, Big, The Green Mile, Road To Perdition, Apollo 13, the Toy Story films, and Sleepless In Seattle (you can wear your shirt 😉).
If you like the actress who played Jenny, you can also see her in The Princess Bride (1987). It's a very different movie, but one worth watching nonetheless.
A very good film. And it really showed how even a simple man can lead an extraordinary life. Your attitude towards life, in life, can really affect your future.
Magy the beauty of this movie is the journey through life it takes you on running the spectrum of human emotions. Magy you were able to get many of the deeper meanings, like Jenny being a victim through out her life. Myself personally I love the running motif through out the film. Well done Magy. Robin Wright stars in 2 of my favorite films this one as Jenny and as Buttercup in the Princess Bride a movie I highly recommend
Lt. Dan built his entire life based on the men in his family before him, around the military and dying in battle. He believed it was his destiny in life. When that didn't happen, he was not only crippled, but he was also empty inside. EVERYTHING he built his self image in was gone. Only a shell is left because he doesn't know who or what he is now. And he doesn't even ponder what he is now, because he believes it's nothing. He, with help from Forest found his life beyond that. Honestly I would love to see a movie around Lt. Dan. Covering some of the unseen between times. Including the time between when we last saw him on the shrimp boat, who with a new lease on life is still pretty scroungy looking, how he met his wife, etc.
I have to say, when I see reactors watch this movie for the first time, I get emotional because I know how much they are just going to fall in love with it. It's a top-10 movie of all time, for sure...at least in my opinion. "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." (one of my favorite lines from the movie) Very nice reaction, and I am so impressed when people can watch a movie not in their native language and actually get it. I know it's somewhat common in countries outside of the US, but it's still quite impressive.
This is by far the best reaction I've ever saw. You made me cry happily throughout the whole film. Thank you for bringing a happy nostalgic memory back for the movie, Maggy. Thank you :)
I am so glad you finally watched this movie. It is one of the best movies of our time. It has it all drama, sadness, happiness, the first time I watched this movie. It actually moved me in an emotionally way this movie is 10/10!
Magy, eres una mujer bella en todos los sentidos. Me alegro que te haya gustado la peli, aunque te haya hecho llorar. A mi también me hace llorar. Cuídate mucho. El mundo necesita más gente como tú.
The most endearing movie you will ever watch. Simple Forrest and his brushes with celebrity without even knowing it, and the success and love he achieves is the best!🥰
Dialogue in my head when watching the movie at 90's: - Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will find in it - Look boy, turn the box, here comes a picture of what's inside - Oh, wow....
oh you are so nice, I know it is not perfect and I repeat a lot of words, but making reactions is so much harder then an actual conversation so I also understand people who don’t like my English , thank you❤️
@@MagicMagy You speak beautifully. It's not "perfect English," but no one speaks that anyway. As long as you can make yourself understood, that's all you need. The rest just makes it uniquely you -- and I, for one, love to hear it.
When Forrest see his boy for ther fist and ask Jenny he is normal. It's Forrest saying he always know his condition for the very beginin. Tom Hanks is such a great actor, I just cry every time I see the scene.
Fun fact: Kurt Russell (uncredited) was the voice of Elvis in this movie. Kurt Russell was also Elvis in John Carpenters made for television movie: "Elvis: The Movie" (1978)
It was heartwarming seeing you see this for the first time. I think many who watch you would agree that you are a very gentle pure soul as well. When you are happy, we are happy and when your heart breaks, our hearts break for you as well. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.
Being autistic asperger, I'm wondering if Forrest had autism ? If you wanna watch another masterpiece from Tom Hanks, he played in a movie called Philadelphia in 1993 he got an oscar for his role and being gay it was the first movie in Hollywood who treated the subject HIV/AIDS, homophobia and homosexuality. PS : Magy don't apologize for your english, being french seeing you speaking and watching in english in your videos even if that's not your native language it's a huge respect !
Tom hanks and the directive Robert Zemeckis helped finance this movie because the studio didn’t have faith in it, so they kept lowering the budget but Tom and Robert wanted to make this movie their way. Good thing to since it’s such a beautiful movie.
Great reaction Magy you are one of the few who understood Jenny and th reason she behaved the way she did. For early Tom Hanks react to Big. Also in general please react to Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile and Stand by me.
Your English is better than some folks who have spoken it all of their lives. I saw this film in the theater when it was released in 1994 while I was living on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Saw it at Universal Studios City Walk and the showing began around 1 am. You really need to see some films on a big screen with an audience. The crowd reacted in the same way you did, lots of laughs at times and sobbing out loud when Bubba, Forrest's Mom and Jenny die. When it ended around 3:45 am hardly anyone spoke except for quiet conversation amongst themselves. The only other time I experienced that was when I left the theater after seeing Schindler's List. I've seen this film so many times but in that first time I don't remember Jenny telling Forrest she had a virus. I'm not sure if the crowd was still buzzing after learning Forrest had a son and I just missed it but I've heard other people who saw it back in 1994 and they swear they didn't hear her say it also. Anyway, it was always assumed that she had HIV/AIDS but I think I've heard the director state that it wasn't that but Hepatitis C. Thanks for sharing your reaction to the film and allowing me to time travel back to a late night in LA a long time ago.
If you don't understand why she left him that many times, it's because of the trivial reason us human beings always want what we don't have. When she was with him, she didn't have intelligent conversations, interactions, danger, adventure, etc. when she was without him, she didn't have unconditional love, compassion, devotion. So when she had enough of one, she needed the other. My advice: watch "I am Sam" with Sean Penn. That's a cool movie about someone even less intelligent than Gump. We would be delighted by your reaction to it, Magic Maggie! ;)
Hi..recommend a low key but really touching movie to you which i accidently watch many many years ago... Mr.Holland Opus I bet a lot of people didn't know this...cos the actor/actress not really famous..you don't want to miss this..one of the kind story
There is a Bubba Shrimp restaurant that came from the movie. They have one in Times Square. People give jenny a bad rap but the way Is aw it, jenny never hooked up with Forest was because she had low self esteem and didn't think she was good enough for him and didn't want to ruin his life. Another great Tom Hanks movie is "The Green Mile." Stephen King wrote the book.
Born to be a human, I think it is important to always live with hope no matter what the situation is. I thought they were teaching me WHAT IS MAN?. I'm grateful to have met this movie in the '90s. The theme music was also wonderful and touching.
There was actually a sequel to this book written. It was part of a contract if this movie did well. He purposefully wrote the craziest sequel ever. There's a video on UA-cam explaining what happens in the book. I kinda wanna see what the movie would be like.
When you consider the time period for which this movie takes place along with the scandalous life Jenny is living sleeping around and doing drugs it is surmised the virus she's talking about is HIV and dies from AIDS cuz they're tombstone says 82
When Forrest Gump asking (about his son) "is he smart or" (implied "is he like me")... one of the best movie scenes ever
I'm a high functioning autistic and I worried about that when my kids were born so far no signs.
It's one of the most powerfully ironic statements in the whole movie considering all he accomplished in life and all of the wisdom he had.
@@jakedull2553 awesome stuff man
came to the comments to make sure this was one of the top ones. that line gets me every time
Hands down. I cry every time I see that part. Tom hanks is such an amazing actor that you can feel his concern
When Jenny and Lt Dan meet for the first time they must have felt like old friends! I can’t imagine Forrest talked about much else than Jenny on the boat, and he must have told Jenny every story about Lt Dan that there was to tell. He sure did love to recount those stories.
you know i never thought of that, thanks. Have a like.
One of the saddest lines in movie was never heard and Robert Zemeckis let us know later on. When Forrest was cut off at the monument he actually said this: "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mamas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
I can't remember where I saw it and who knows I could be wrong and maybe I imagined it but I thought I saw somewhere that when Forest's mic was cut off he said that "in Vietnam your best good friend could get shot"
yeah it's especially the way he pronounces it with his innocent voice who makes the situation more sad when you think about it, it's heartbreaking !
Yep that's what Forrest was gonna say at the rally before that guy cut the mic
I'm glad he got cut off, because they were anti war, Gump wasn't anti way but his message would of been viewed that way.
You can see what he says in the HBO behind the scenes, making of the movie
Yep. The scene where Hanks gives his monologue over Jenny's grave is one of the greatest tearjerking moments in the history of cinema.
I swear that scene will never ever fail to bring a tear in my eye
Truth. Dude I'm a 34 you old man and I cry everytime I watch that scene. Like he never gave up on her even in death he says "if there's anything you need i won't be far away".... ugh lol
It's the hardest version of the victim telling the victimizer he forgives her for everything she's done to him. The greatest thing she did was bore him a son.
That scene and when he asked if little Forrest was like him. I swear someone keeps cutting the onions
@@nsasupporter7557 I think he is because she knew once she left him
Hey Magy, you do not need to apologize for your English, ever. You speak a second language, and even if you didn't speak it well (which you do), that's something you should never be sorry for. It's more than most people can say (including myself, for now).
Her English language speaking is 100% better than my Bulgarian language speaking (i.e. none)!
It's pretty clear that she understands english very well. She grasps advanced concepts after seeing them only once when it takes alot of native english speakers multiple viewings to get everything. If you care at all about improvement the biggest and most noticeable thing is your lack of vocabulary. You keep using the same vague words and phrases.
I agree. She speaks very decent English. I can understand her just fine
Actually, in Europe, bilingualism and multilingualism is much more common than monolingualism.
In most countries we learn English from the age of 7 or 8.
Her English is ok, her pronunciation is lacking, however, but she can be understood so it's fine.
@@chrisschweitzer5558 , she is incredibly intelligent!
Two lines that always get me are “I wanna go home.” and “ Is he smart or is he like…”
As far as I'm concerned, "is he smart" may be the greatest moment in movie history.
For me it’s when he chokes up at Jenny’s grave. “If there’s anything you need, I won’t be far away.”
For me, this always leaves me thinking: "Sometimes, i guess, there just aren't enough rocks"
This film is a rollercoaster of emotion happy, sad, funny, horrific. Great film.great reaction Magy
There's a story for every genre, just like how he tells each one to a new person. Quite poetic.
1 of the greatest death scenes in film history, when bubba said I want to go home! :(
Lt. Dan walking again is one of my favorite moments ever. He thought he lost everything. But Forrest saved him and he spent a great amount of time with Lt. Dan to the point where Dan felt happy at the fact that he survived. Look where that got him... back on his own two feet and with a woman who loved him. :)
My favorite scene is when he discovered he had a son..stepped back...took a breath and almost broke down when he discovered his son was ok...
First movie to ever make me cry and that scene STILL chokes me up to this day.
Notice Lt Dan married a vietnamese , someone he thought was his destiny to go to war and kill.
@@izzyryder4969 Well, the war on Vietnam was a civil war, where U.S. backed up the one side and the soviet union backed the other. So there has been Vietnamese people on his side too. So the actual question is, is she from north or south Vietnam?
One of my favorite scenes too. Mostly because I love the actor, Gary Sinise, he seems like such a great guy in real life with all the work he does for veterans, that it makes me happy to see him have a good ending even in a fictional movie.
My favorite scene was when lieutenant dan went crazy at the prostitute for calling forrest stupid
I never realized this the first 10 times I saw this movie but there was one day where I finally came to realize that Jenny's solution to every uncomfortable situation has been to "run." That's what she did with her dad, that's why she told Forrest to run, that's why she ran away every time she felt something for Forrest until she couldn't run anymore and even then, she ran away one final time from Forrest.
Dammit, now _you're_ going to make me cry too.
One thing I thought about what Forrest says "you gotta put the past behind you before you can move on" it took Forrest 3 1/2 years of running and it took Jenny her whole life but she finally did it. I think her leaving that final time was Jenny putting her past behind her and leaving the Medal of Honor was symbolic of that. I don't think she would have reached out to Forrest if she didn't get "sick" but I do believe she loved Forrest and obviously wanted her son taken care of. This is my favorite movie of all-time, it's fun to hear different people's take on things! ✌
When she died it’s kind of like she left him again but not intentionally.
She never ran from him in the end
Jenny’s running brought her more problems and unhappiness in her life, whereas Forrest’s running had the exact opposite effect in his life.
Jenny's life is a juxtaposition to Forrest Gump's life. They both go through troubling childhood experiences. However, Forrest had the benefit of an awesome parent to guide them through the difficulties of life. Whereas Jenny never had that and she was left to search for that comfort as a broken person. Amazing writing to give the story an anchor as well as a propelling force to drive Forrest Gump forward in life.
I think it’s worse than that; while Forrest had a nurturing and loving mother who went above and beyond average to give her him the best upbringing, the way Jenny’s father acted served to destroy her.
Worst part is, because Jenny's primary abuser was her father, it literally destroyed her ability to trust anybody that was nurturing. Thus the reason she always runs away from Forrest after a short while. Her brain is literally hotwired to think, "Uh on. Caring figure. Male. Danger. Do not approach. Do not get involved. Get the hell away as quickly as possible."
I think the real revelation about how Jenny felt about Forrest was when she appeared at his house out of the blue while he was mowing the grass, and then snuck up to his bedroom after being asked if she would marry him. Whatever her reasons may have been, I believe that was the one time she was willing to trust someone.
And for better or worse, Forrest was the one figure who delivered without failure.
Unfortunately, for Jenny, old neurology kicked in, and she just wasn't willing to let somebody that close to her after a period of time.
@@r.b.ratieta6111 Well said
@Matthew Goeth you sound like you have some issues you need to sort out lol
@Matthew Goeth AIDS. But yes.
Forrest Gump's mom was the real hero of the movie..when you give a kid the right mindset, he or she was go far in life. You must watch Amadeus, an awesome 80s movie
19:59 FYI, in military slang, a "million-dollar" wound is one that's serious enough to recall you from combat, but isn't permanently crippling (or fatal).
Thank you! I was in the military myself, but I never heard the expression, and I always wondered what it meant from this movie.
Makes complete sense.
@@brianthom6798 it's an older term. My dad said it came from WW2. I'm not sure it's used much anymore.
We need more people in this world with Forrest’s heart. 💗
Magy is not going to understand half of the references in this movie but she'll understand that!
They exist. And there are more than we might think. :)
i would love him with all my heart
@@howrude9822 no.. you'd think he was stupid & weird. Then you'd never get to know him & realize he was nice
@@dahlizz99 project more
One of the few reactors perceptive enough to actually understand Jenny.
Yeah I *loathe* how much people hate on her. She's a victim of childhood rape, and Forrest has the intelligence of a child. Big wonder why she feels traumatized and deeply uncertain about having feelings for him.
to me Jenny is a heroine in this film. I really do hate to get political because it's so cliche at this point but this movie is Reagan era conservatism to a tee. if only the free spirit hippie girl would settle down & marry the sweet boy everything would be happy ever after. but no, she chooses to do drugs & join the black panthers so let's punish her with aids. of course she has love for forrest BUT HE HAS A 60 IQ. no one wants to fuck someone with a 60 iq.
Jenny is such a well drawn character, especially as portrayed by Robin Wright. She doesn’t get nearly enough credit for what she did with this character.
Jenny trash I’m sorry but it’s true
@@cooliereddz4141 What a sad, infantile response.
Without a doubt one of the best movies of all time. Maybe my absolute favorite.
And thank you so much for not hating on Jenny like so many others. You showed true empathy 😘
This is my all-time favorite movie!
So you're saying if you were in forest shoes you would have stuck in there like he did and not been heartbroken about it
I am always so touched when Jenny is throwing rocks at her old house and Forrest says that "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." He completely understood her wounds and anger and why she was so emotionally damaged. He never judged her the way some viewers do. He just loved her through her pain.
As I got older and moved from adolescence to adulthood I slowly began to understand the reasons why Jenny kept pushing Forrest away. I totally get it now, but it took years.
This is literally my favorite saying, I will still say it to this day.
Always someone judges Jenny for her attitude, i think this one was lucky, not had to go trough her hard childhood and less selfesteem. I totally understand, why she said that he don`t want to marry her. She thinks she is not worth it. And everyone, who do not understand this is a lucky human being.
If Jenny were a man they wouldn't justify it, and no woman would put up with everything that Forest put up with Jenny, on the contrary, they would call him an "immature asshole."
The thing about Forrest and Jenny... he never tried to stop her or control her. He just tried to protect her when she was in trouble or comfort her when she wanted it.
And she always ran away untill the end untill she had little Forrest
@@jakedull2553 and she didn't tell him until she got the news about her disease...
@@uveshkhan3901 It can also be because Forrest was on a run for 3 years. Could she really contact him while he was on run. I'm pretty sure there were no cell phones at that time.
Every time Magy said "I'm so happy!" , I'm like 😭
When Forrest told his son that he'll be right there when he gets back, I have no doubt he sat on that stump for seven hours.
I thought the same thing! "He's going to wait right there for him to come back, isn't he?"
Forrest: "actually it was 7 hours 3 minutes and 17 seconds but thats all i got to say about that."
@@bigdream_dreambig Lmao yeah, knowing Forrest he’ll literally wait right there until he gets back.
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I hope somebody brought him a hamburger or something.
Until Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks was known as a comedy movie actor, and there was much doubt about him performing a drama. He shut the critics with a brilliant acting. This movie is just beautiful.
He established his dramatic chops the year before Forrest Gump with his Oscar win for 'Philadelphia.'
@@NBLP7001 I forgot about this movie, you are right.
@@NBLP7001 Philadelphia was also another masterpiece with Tom Hanks I really loved especially because I'm gay and it was the first movie in Hollywood were talking about HIV/AIDS and Homophobia and also homosexuality I really hope Magy will make a reaction on that movie
@@NBLP7001 There's a fantastic interview clip out there somewhere, where the host asks Hanks about his back to back Oscar wins, and Hanks replies (in character as Forrest Gump): "So, I went to the Academy Awards...again...and they gave me an Oscar...again."
@@TheNaughtyFrench Such emotional movie too
The feather could be a metaphor for Jenny - she wanted to be a bird after all - and she drifted in and out of Forrest's life, almost on the wind.
Wow that’s the newest take I’ve heard on that feather ever since.
I think the feather is a metaphor for Forrest's life - drifting along by the will of others, never really directing his course. He ran because coaches told him to, he joined the army because a recruiter told him to, he started shrimping because Bubba asked him to, he ran aimlessly for 3 years because he didn't have anyone to tell him what to do (and because of his grief at Jenny leaving), finally he married Jenny because she asked him (although he did ask first). When he was saving all those people in Viet Nam, it showed him saving all those people because they were asking for help, even though at first all he wanted to do was save Bubba.
@@stgermain1074 I think you nailed it.
When I was a correctional officer at a jail, there was no other movie that could get 70 angry men to sit down, quietly watch, and pretend they weren't crying than this movie.
Fun fact: The actor for young Forrest really does talk like that in real life. So when Tom Hanks first met him, he thought it was so unique and adopted that boy's personality as his own when he portrayed Forrest Gump as an adult as a special nod to the boy who was the inspiration for child Forrest.
The boy doesn't talk like that as an adult, or so I've read. In fact he joined the Army & served 3 tours in Afghanistan.
@@Caseytify who young Forrest? I thought he stayed in acting, pretty sure his name is Jonathan Tucker.
"I named him after his father."
Gets me every time.
The line "I'm not be a smart man but I know what love is" gets me Everytime 😭 I don't get why she keeps leaving.
@@jakedull2553severe trauma
@@jakedull2553 some people run when it’s just getting good.
@@geraldgarcia777 thats like saying some people like to skee...
Random
And has nothing to do with the character Jenny.
@@jakedull2553 Because her whole life, running away is how she protects herself. It's even how she taught Forrest to protect himself. She loves Forrest, but she doesn't know how to stay (and on some level, might not feel like she deserves him).
Finally a reactor that caught everything on the first watch!And thank you for understanding why Jenny was the way she was and did what she did, she loved Forrest but she didn't feel worthy to be with him and she thought he deserved someone better.
The feather goes wherever the wind blows. It is a metaphor for Forrest and Jenny. The "winds" took them in very different directions but they somehow managed to find each other later in life and were able to be together even if it was just for a brief time.
100% true
When he asks if his son is smart or like him, and you realize he knew the entire time he's slow, it breaks me. Every goddamned time.
But one can see that all the time... In the first scenes when he narrates, sometimes he says 'thats something EVEN I knew'.
Forrest restores your faith in human innocence & kindness.. “roller-coaster” is the best descriptive noun for this movie.. 🤗
One of the things that made this film so iconic was the distinct way Forrest spoke. Ironically, that isn't the way it was written. The actor who played young Forrest, Michael Conner Humphreys, actually spoke like that. So, instead of trying to "fix" the way the kid spoke, Tom Hanks would sit and talk to him for hours while recording their conversations. Hanks then listened to the recordings in order to mimic the boys speech pattern. Michael Humphreys, by the way, actually ended up serving in the Marines and now speaks normally without any hint of flat monotone he had as a child.
One of my favourite films, I haven't seen it in so long, you just gave me an excuse to watch it again.
A very good excuse 😇
You don't need any excuse to watch Forrest Gump.😅
Can you imagine what the World would be like if everyone was as honest, caring and loyal as Forrest?
@C S So true...sadly.
It would be an ideal Christian world we’re people live up to their Christian beliefs.
@C S I see you've missed the entire point of her character sir
@C S Going through childhood pain lasts a lifetime. Jenny was not an opportunistic whore. She was in a lot of pain but a real heart gold below the surface. How many people who go on to get married and have children and then their life implodes..? Most of my family members have gone through that because life is just a mess. I never got married and but remained single after seeing it all around me.
She knew what she was doing to forest wasn't right. She could have just left him alone. Anyone else would have been done with her after the 1st time she ran out.
Emotionally Drained once again, . . . Tears well spent Mags, . . . BUBBA: "I wanna' go home, . . . " 😢 😢 😢
32:51 "I'm not a smart man... but I *know* what love _is."_ That line always hits home.
Thank you for reacting to one of my childhood films, and for that, you earned a new sub.
By the way, you have a great accent. ☺️
The moment he asks her if little Forrest is like him, is, in my opinion, the best acted scene in cinema history. It's, to this day, my favourite scene in a movie. It just breaks my heart every time and you just realize that he knows he's not normal. Uhhhhgg, ugly criyng here.
Isn’t that the truth. It’s pure art.
@@Lady_Vengeance You could spend half an hour dissecting and learning from that scene only. The levels of depth he shows from thinking about it, to actually putting the words together, it's just incredible and it kills you in the process because then you star to realize that it's not just so simple as to say he's slow or he doesnt understand. After that scene the whole movie changes and becomes so much more.
@@luciaelizabeth9233 Couldn’t agree more. This character in the hands of a lesser actor could have come off as much more one-note, flat. It’s incredible work, cuts through every defense and devastates me, every time. The same is true for Robin Wright. They both elevate these characters and by extension the whole movie to another level.
forrest talking to both his mom's and jenny's graves always gets me, too.
@@highferaltruth Oh my god, yesss! The way he says things and how he expresses himself or tries to explain something just kills you. It always goes right to my soul.
Lt. Dan's anger came from building his whole life around following in the path of his forefathers', being in the military, leading, fighting, and dying in a major war. He felt it was his destiny and felt like Forrest robbed him of his chance to die a war hero. Instead, Forrest left him a living cripple and Forrest was declared the hero.
This is a 10/10 of a movie. Watched it so many times and always...ALWAYS cry in the very same scenes no matter what...you know its coming and it just hits you like a train. Heck, I watched your reaction and I'm crying again.
Without a doubt, 'Forrest Gump' is one of the best movies of all time ... And the best thing is that, unlike all those that we say "age well" or "age badly", this is a movie It does not age, it does not matter if you saw it in the 1994, in 2001 or in 2021, it is always just as good.
Exactly. Timeless.
My favorite drama movie and imo Tom Hanks' best performance ever.
It'll be a treat to watch anyone react to this movie for the first time.
"Philadelphia" is up there as one of his best.
Personally, I like him the most in Apollo 13 simply because I like the story more. Or more accurately, I like how he was one of the driving forces behind the scenes to make it as historically accurate as possible, only compromising on one or two moments for "movie elements".
@@herrzimm My top 3 Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, CastAway, Green Mile.
@@Mr.Ekshin You people always try to find these phantom issues with everything, it's pathetic.
The scene when Forrest finds out that he has a son, and he asks about little Forrest's intelligence. It breaks me every time. It's such an amazing scene.
Forest Gump is a heartwarming movie ! Tom Hanks did a wonderful job !
Jenny of course being the most complex, and thus the most misunderstood character in the movie. She didn't just run from Forest, she ran from every relationship in her life, starting with her father. That was her defense mechanism from what her father did to her.
If only all of us could find a love as great as Forest had for Jenny.
If only Jenny could feel that kind of love for Forrest.
Jenny was a skank who used Forrest and didn't deserve him.
@@Matej_Sojka exactly. Jenny sucks thoroughly as a human being.
The character of Jenny is evil
Unfortunately I completely understand how Jenny could act the way she did. If you haven't been through what she went through you'll never understand. Doesn't mean she shouldn't have just gone to therapy instead of heavy drug use and emotionally wrecking a innocent people... But it's so easy to call her names instead of really seeing the mental damage there.
A lot of things came naturally to Forrest because he doesn't overthink. And I do feel overthinking holds a lot of people back from performing at their best in all sorts of things
The KISS principle, Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Jenny gets a lot of thrash but she didn't think she was in love with Forrest because she thought she was taking advantage of him the same way her father molested her.
Every time Forrest gets close she gets scared she is taking advantage of him and runs away. She keeps leaving Forrest behind because she convinces herself that he doesn't really love her. She convinces herself that his affections are shallow, since he would never be able to really understand love either. It takes her whole life to figure out that love is so simple that even Forrest can understand it and she gives in and loves him.
Take that scene with Forrest and her in her college dormroom. Had the genders been reversed, people would be so extremely uncomfortable about that scene because it'd be inching so close to rape. Jenny knows that. She realizes that. She thinks she is molesting him. So she runs away. Again.
Hey Myth, that is a good perspective. I think it is also telling when Jenny tells Forrest that he doesn't know what love is, when, in fact, it is she who does not know because of they way her own father treated her. She had never been show what love should be.
@@meltorme-ntor2933 Correct!
The most heartbreaking thing about the entire movie is that during all of this, all of the ridicule and tribulations he was self aware about his intelligence but still struggled on. :(
Cast Away now Magy !!! You're gonna love it 😁
"Catch me if you can" is also superb - Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, even the Terminal. Think my collection of Tom Hank's movies is my total favourite of any actor - he hits the mark every time.
Whenever I feel like I need a cry, I put on Forest Gump. I don't just cry cause of the sad parts. I cry for things like how good hearted he is.
It's always heartwarming when people realize that Jenny did love Forrest. Always did. But her childhood trauma haunted her for decades and prevented her from being in a healthy relationship with him. She wasn't an awful person. She was trying with all she had to avoid taking advantage of Forrest, like she was taken advantage of when she was a child. So she drifted from one shitty relationship to the next, where she would never take advantage of anyone, instead letting them use and abuse her. It wasn't until she got sick and had to think about her son's future that she simply accepted Forrest's unconditional love and returned it in kind.
She's not a bad person; she's a one woman tragedy.
She always loved Forrest. It's herself she never loved.
One of the reasons I don’t usually enjoy reactions to this movie is because so many reactors just hate on her & so do the commenters. I think it’s pretty obvious why she can’t commit to Forrest.
The whole “Make me a bird so I can fly away,” pretty much became her life.
That sunk in for me when she went back to her old house and threw rocks at it. She carried that pain with her all that time.
Many abuse victims when they were abused from an early age, believe they deserve abuse, and get into one abusive relationship after another. They believe they are "trash" and thus she also doesn't think she deserves Forest.
Yesss thank you. If you don't understand the damage, you don't understand, and I understand that lol.
One of my favourite films. The same mantra ("anytime you get scared just run") had such a different impact on two friends lives; it made Forrest a national hero and almost completely ruined Jenny. I guess it really matters what you're running from and why. Or in Jenny's case what you're scared of and why. When Jenny shouted "You don't know what love is" at Forrest, she is really shouting at herself. Only when she experienced a mother's love unwittingly did she realise that there wasn't anything to be scared of and stopped running. Forrest showed ignorance is bliss. Jenny showed it doesn't matter how worldly you are; ignorance of love is misery.
So glad you watched this! It's a journey through American history, I remember going to see this w my parents. It actually got me into the music from the 60's and 70's. The soundtrack was very popular!
The Metal of Honor is the HIGHEST military award given is military service. For saving your platoon during war time...
37:40 The acting when he asks her if the kid is smart. Huh, so good.
I shed some tears :)
He did win two Oscars back 2 back.
This movie is a masterpiece, really. I'm always conflicted with Jenny, even though I do understand. It just absolutely slays me every time.
A great reaction Magy. Natural and not exaggerated, which is what people want to see. Tom Hanks is an incredible actor.
Magy, you've been doing an incredible job in giving us a more in depth review at the end of movies this past month. I really love hearing your thoughts as it gives us a little insight into your heart and soul.
Everything from your compassion for Jenny, your pride at Forrest keeping his promise to bubba and his family and your empathy when Forrest asks Jenny if little Forrest is smart.
The scene where Forrest speaks to Jenny at her grave he says "Jenny, I don't know if Momma(feather) was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan(destiny). I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time".
I love what you took away from the feather metaphor about opportunity because that idea never occurred to me, so I'm really glad you are giving us the in-depth breakdown at the end otherwise we might miss out on gems like this.
Also your English is a lot better than you think. You corrected yourself at the beginning of the reaction when you said it perfect the first time around. Try not to doubt yourself too much about speaking correctly because we understand that it takes a hell of a lot of courage to come onto UA-cam in front of hundreds or thousands of people and a lot of us don't have the guts to do what you do.
Keep shining, you're smashing it Magy 👍💯
You should watch O Brother, Where Art Thou.
O Brother, Where Art Thou is awesome. Clooney kills it.
Everyone skips the part where Forrest says “Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.” It’s hilarious and it’s good to see a well mannered color blind human being. Love your channel and your Fam’s channels. Very cool people.
Jesus christ, you can't watch anything anymore without some idiot crying about how you can't show something anymore! Go back to your safe space!
@@js0988 what are your talking about? I said I hate that everyone doesn’t put that in their reactions. Because that shit is hilarious.
@@MrCmad1104 Dude wtf is that guy even talking about. I swear the Anti-PC anti SJW whatever crowd are the most hypersensitive and self unaware group of people on the internet. Theyve got these rage filled replies locked and loaded even when it makes no logical sense, they dont even read and understand the comments theyre replying to!
@@sergeantbigmac I’m not sure. I had to read over my comment over and over to see if I miss typed. I’m sure my comment is still a jumbled mess because I’m not the sharpest. But I think most people could understand what I was trying to say. I was also thinking maybe he was referring to why most reactions don’t show that but. But I don’t know.
Mags, more great Tom Hanks movies you’d like are Sully, Captain Phillips (both true stories), Castaway, Big, The Green Mile, Road To Perdition, Apollo 13, the Toy Story films, and Sleepless In Seattle (you can wear your shirt 😉).
The Burbs & The Money Pit.
@@themetalpig7613 Those aren’t really his best work.
Let's not forget Joe vs. the Volcano. :)
Turner & Hooch (1989) would probably make Magy laugh and cry.
Philadelphia HAS to go on that list as well.
If you like the actress who played Jenny, you can also see her in The Princess Bride (1987). It's a very different movie, but one worth watching nonetheless.
A very good film. And it really showed how even a simple man can lead an extraordinary life. Your attitude towards life, in life, can really affect your future.
I've always seen it as because he is a simple man he was able to live such an extraordinary life
Hey magy can you review Ghost 1990 with Patrick swayze and Demi Moore and Greetings from Texas 🤗
Magy the beauty of this movie is the journey through life it takes you on running the spectrum of human emotions. Magy you were able to get many of the deeper meanings, like Jenny being a victim through out her life. Myself personally I love the running motif through out the film. Well done Magy. Robin Wright stars in 2 of my favorite films this one as Jenny and as Buttercup in the Princess Bride a movie I highly recommend
Lt. Dan built his entire life based on the men in his family before him, around the military and dying in battle. He believed it was his destiny in life. When that didn't happen, he was not only crippled, but he was also empty inside. EVERYTHING he built his self image in was gone. Only a shell is left because he doesn't know who or what he is now. And he doesn't even ponder what he is now, because he believes it's nothing. He, with help from Forest found his life beyond that. Honestly I would love to see a movie around Lt. Dan. Covering some of the unseen between times. Including the time between when we last saw him on the shrimp boat, who with a new lease on life is still pretty scroungy looking, how he met his wife, etc.
I have to say, when I see reactors watch this movie for the first time, I get emotional because I know how much they are just going to fall in love with it. It's a top-10 movie of all time, for sure...at least in my opinion. "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." (one of my favorite lines from the movie)
Very nice reaction, and I am so impressed when people can watch a movie not in their native language and actually get it. I know it's somewhat common in countries outside of the US, but it's still quite impressive.
Magy! please watch Of Mice and Men with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich!
Love your reactions, you are so honest and sweet. Your reactions add so much to the movies you review. Thank you for sharing with us.
This is by far the best reaction I've ever saw. You made me cry happily throughout the whole film. Thank you for bringing a happy nostalgic memory back for the movie, Maggy. Thank you :)
I am so glad you finally watched this movie. It is one of the best movies of our time. It has it all drama, sadness, happiness, the first time I watched this movie. It actually moved me in an emotionally way this movie is 10/10!
Magy, eres una mujer bella en todos los sentidos. Me alegro que te haya gustado la peli, aunque te haya hecho llorar. A mi también me hace llorar. Cuídate mucho. El mundo necesita más gente como tú.
The most endearing movie you will ever watch. Simple Forrest and his brushes with celebrity without even knowing it, and the success and love he achieves is the best!🥰
"And I got to meet the President...again."
Dialogue in my head when watching the movie at 90's:
- Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will find in it
- Look boy, turn the box, here comes a picture of what's inside
- Oh, wow....
Your English is just fine, and it's a pleasure to watch your reactions!
Seriously. She speaks better English than alot of Americans I know of.
oh you are so nice, I know it is not perfect and I repeat a lot of words, but making reactions is so much harder then an actual conversation so I also understand people who don’t like my English , thank you❤️
@@MagicMagy your speech is beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
@@MagicMagy You speak beautifully. It's not "perfect English," but no one speaks that anyway. As long as you can make yourself understood, that's all you need. The rest just makes it uniquely you -- and I, for one, love to hear it.
@@MagicMagy what is your first language?
Wow you're one of the few reactors who realized how big of a trauma Jenny had to live with through her life. Amazing reaction 💜
Mags needs to watch The Green Mile 🙌
Thank you all for crying with me.
"I feel like she lovsk him..." Yeah, that's what I clicked for.
When Forrest see his boy for ther fist and ask Jenny he is normal. It's Forrest saying he always know his condition for the very beginin. Tom Hanks is such a great actor, I just cry every time I see the scene.
Wow, is it really?! Thank you for your 300 IQ analysis, Capt. Obvious.
@@-Devy- It's funny you talk about 300 IQ because your fucking answer don't worth 30 IQ.
Tom Hanks gave a great performance, despite Forrest in the book looking totally different.
Jenny's dream was to be a bird and flight away.The birds flighting from her tree after her death are a pretty poetic message.
I always shed a tear when Bubba says "i wanna go home", such a powerful moment.
@Magic Magy This Movie is Fantastic and Tom Hanks is Great in This Movie Also Glad U Enjoyed This Movie!
Mags, you should watch more from this director: The Back To The Future trilogy, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Back to the Future trilogy is soooo good 🧡😌.
And Jurassic Park trilogy and universe series. And the Netflix series too.
@@shawnofdanaukota3843 Yes, but I was talking about movies from this director.
Agree!
Fun fact: Kurt Russell (uncredited) was the voice of Elvis in this movie. Kurt Russell was also Elvis in John Carpenters made for television movie: "Elvis: The Movie" (1978)
It was heartwarming seeing you see this for the first time. I think many who watch you would agree that you are a very gentle pure soul as well. When you are happy, we are happy and when your heart breaks, our hearts break for you as well. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.
Being autistic asperger, I'm wondering if Forrest had autism ?
If you wanna watch another masterpiece from Tom Hanks, he played in a movie called Philadelphia in 1993 he got an oscar for his role and being gay it was the first movie in Hollywood who treated the subject HIV/AIDS, homophobia and homosexuality.
PS : Magy don't apologize for your english, being french seeing you speaking and watching in english in your videos even if that's not your native language it's a huge respect !
One of the absolute movie classics. Such a brilliant film, on so many levels.
Forrest: I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump.
Bus Driver: I'm Dorothy Harris.
Forrest: Well now we ain't strangers anymore!
Love that.
Tom hanks and the directive Robert Zemeckis helped finance this movie because the studio didn’t have faith in it, so they kept lowering the budget but Tom and Robert wanted to make this movie their way. Good thing to since it’s such a beautiful movie.
Please react to KGF chapter 1 (2018) and KGF chapter 2 (2022). It's so good you will definitely love it.💥💥
Great reaction Magy you are one of the few who understood Jenny and th reason she behaved the way she did.
For early Tom Hanks react to Big.
Also in general please react to Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile and Stand by me.
Your English is better than some folks who have spoken it all of their lives.
I saw this film in the theater when it was released in 1994 while I was living on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Saw it at Universal Studios City Walk and the showing began around 1 am. You really need to see some films on a big screen with an audience. The crowd reacted in the same way you did, lots of laughs at times and sobbing out loud when Bubba, Forrest's Mom and Jenny die. When it ended around 3:45 am hardly anyone spoke except for quiet conversation amongst themselves. The only other time I experienced that was when I left the theater after seeing Schindler's List.
I've seen this film so many times but in that first time I don't remember Jenny telling Forrest she had a virus. I'm not sure if the crowd was still buzzing after learning Forrest had a son and I just missed it but I've heard other people who saw it back in 1994 and they swear they didn't hear her say it also. Anyway, it was always assumed that she had HIV/AIDS but I think I've heard the director state that it wasn't that but Hepatitis C.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to the film and allowing me to time travel back to a late night in LA a long time ago.
I've seen this hundreds of times and when Forrest yells, "I gotta find Bubba!" I still teared up. Edit: Ok 3 times during your reaction.
If you don't understand why she left him that many times, it's because of the trivial reason us human beings always want what we don't have. When she was with him, she didn't have intelligent conversations, interactions, danger, adventure, etc. when she was without him, she didn't have unconditional love, compassion, devotion. So when she had enough of one, she needed the other. My advice: watch "I am Sam" with Sean Penn. That's a cool movie about someone even less intelligent than Gump. We would be delighted by your reaction to it, Magic Maggie! ;)
You should really watch “The Terminal”! It also has Tom Hanks and you’ll be laughing the whole way through!🤣🤣🤣
Hi..recommend a low key but really touching movie to you which i accidently watch many many years ago... Mr.Holland Opus
I bet a lot of people didn't know this...cos the actor/actress not really famous..you don't want to miss this..one of the kind story
Lol I always love the ending when little Forrest is talking to the bus driver Dorothy, just a cool callback to Forrest's own first bus ride.
There is a Bubba Shrimp restaurant that came from the movie. They have one in Times Square. People give jenny a bad rap but the way Is aw it, jenny never hooked up with Forest was because she had low self esteem and didn't think she was good enough for him and didn't want to ruin his life. Another great Tom Hanks movie is "The Green Mile." Stephen King wrote the book.
Your accent makes your English sound more beautiful. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
I love accents. Love hers, and her English is very good.
It's adorable!
Born to be a human, I think it is important to always live with hope no matter what the situation is. I thought they were teaching me WHAT IS MAN?. I'm grateful to have met this movie in the '90s. The theme music was also wonderful and touching.
There was actually a sequel to this book written. It was part of a contract if this movie did well. He purposefully wrote the craziest sequel ever. There's a video on UA-cam explaining what happens in the book. I kinda wanna see what the movie would be like.
When you consider the time period for which this movie takes place along with the scandalous life Jenny is living sleeping around and doing drugs it is surmised the virus she's talking about is HIV and dies from AIDS cuz they're tombstone says 82